Physician-Assisted Suicide with Dr. Don Boudreau & Dr. Margaret Somerville

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be joined by Dr. Don Boudreau, Director of the Office of Curriculum Development at McGill University & Dr. Margaret Somerville, Founding Director of the McGill Center for Medicine, Ethics & Law, to talk about their clinical discussion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, Physician-Assisted Suicide.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, August 10^th at 9am
• Sunday, August 11^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, August 12^th at 6pm and 10pm

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Show Topics:

Research that Matters (min 0-10): ADHD medication & grades, accepting help & age, soy & prostate cancer, aging & disability
Conversations with Dr. Don Boudreau & Margaret Sommerville about Physician-Assisted Suicide (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-40): hand-foot and mouth disease, diabetes & alcohol, sleep deprivation, delayed muscle soreness

Resources:

Research that Matters
- ADHD medication & grades
- Soy and Prostate Cancer
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
- Aging and disability
  - PubMed article (free abstract)
  - News about the research
Conversations
House Calls

Re-Airing Pressures on Academic Health Centers with Dr. William Roper

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® we’re re-airing one of our favorite shows with Dean of the School of Medicine at UNC and CEO of the UNC Health Care System, Dr. William Roper, to talk about the pressures on academic health centers.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, November 24^th at 9am
• Sunday, November 25^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, November 26^th at 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
- Injections for knee arthritis
  - Viscosupplementation for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Mind & body rest with concussions
  - Efficacy of Immediate and Delayed Cognitive and Physical Rest for Treatment of Sports-Related Concussion
- Toenail selenium and incidence of type 2 diabetes in u.s. Men and women
- Selenium Fact Sheet – from NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
  - Selenium
  - Basal insulin and cardiovascular and other outcomes in dysglycemia
- Insulin
Conversations with Dr. William Roper (min 10-32)
- UNC Health Care
- Preparing for health care reform: ten recommendations for academic health centers
House Calls (min 32-41)
- Ticks & Lyme disease
  - Tick-Borne Illnesses – from NC Department of Health & Human Services
  - Tick-Borne Infections Council of North Carolina (TIC-NC)
- How often older people need to see their doctor
  - Women: Stay Healthy at 50+
  - Men: Stay Healthy at 50+
- Emergency room bill
  - Health Insurance
- Asthma & reactive airway

Geriatric Emergency Medicine with Dr. Kevin Biese

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Lynn Eades

Special guest host, Dr. Bob Gwyther from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, will join Cristy this weekend on YOUR HEALTH® to talk with Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UNC, Dr. Kevin Biese, about Geriatric Emergency Medicine.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, October 27^th at 9am
• Sunday, October 28^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, October 29^th at 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-10)
Conversations with Dr. Kevin Biese (min 10-30)
House Calls (min 30-40)

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Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade
Featuring author Gary Chapman on the Alzheimer’s journey
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly with Dr. Amy Denham
Dr. Denham talks about the PACE Model of Care for senior citizens
The Past, Present and Future of Alzheimer’s Research with Dr. Rudolph Tanzi
Alzheimer’s disease research
Alzheimer’s and Families with Lisa Gwyther
The impact of Alzheimer’s Disease of family members
Caring for an Aging America with Dr. Gregg Warshaw
Dr. Warshaw talks about geriatric care in the United States
Family Caregiving & Living in the Land of the Limbo with Carol Levine
Carol Levine is the Director of the Families and Healthcare Projects at the United Hospital Fund
Ending the Plague of Loneliness with Dr. Bill Thomas
Dr. Thomas is a co-founder of the Eden Alternative, an organization dedicated to creating quality of life for Elders and their care partners

Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now, with Dr. Steven Kussin

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Lynn Eades

On this weekend’s show, Adam & Cristy will be joined by Author & Physician-Patient-Advocate, Dr. Steven Kussin, to talk about his book, Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now: Gaining the Upper Hand in Your Medical Care.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, June 9^th at 9am
• Sunday, June 10^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, June 11^th at 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

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Your Health, Your Decisions with Dr. Robert Alan McNutt (YOUR HEALTH Radio June 2017)

Medical Devices: Safety & Risk with Dr. Frederic Resnic

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Lynn Eades

Adam & Cristy will be joined by Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Frederic Resnic this weekend to talk about Medical Devices: Safety & Risk.

Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, March 31^st at 9am
• Sunday, April 1^st at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, April 2^nd at 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research that Matters (min 0-11)
Conversations with Dr. Frederic Resnic (min 11-34)
House Calls (min 34-43)

30 Lessons for Living with Dr. Karl Pillemer

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with with Author, Professor and Director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, Dr. Karl Pillemer, about his book, 30 Lessons for Living.
Please tune in! This show will air:
• Saturday, December 17^th at 9am
• Sunday, December 18^th at 9am and 5pm
• Monday, December 19^th at 6pm and 10pm

Listen to the Show!
Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research That Matters (min 0-11)
- How well represented are older patients in clinical trials?
  - Cancer trials versus the real world in the United States
- Coordination of care
- Collaborative decision making in surgical care of cancer patients
  - Surgeons’ volume of colorectal cancer procedures and collaborative decision-making about adjuvant therapies
- End-of-life care discussions
  - Physician factors associated with discussions about end-of-life care
- Patient recruitment in clinical trials
  - Applying community-based participatory research principles and approaches in clinical trials: forging a new model for cancer clinical research
Conversations with Dr. Karl Pillemer
- 30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans
- 30 Lessons for Living – YouTube video
- The Legacy Project
House Calls

Listen to more of the conversation with Dr. Pillemer on Behind the Scenes
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Aging and Your Health
Resources for healthy aging
Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade
Featuring author Gary Chapman on the Alzheimer’s journey
All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly with Dr. Amy Denham
Dr. Denham talks about the PACE Model of Care for senior citizens
The Past, Present and Future of Alzheimer’s Research with Dr. Rudolph Tanzi
Alzheimer’s disease research
Alzheimer’s and Families with Lisa Gwyther
The impact of Alzheimer’s Disease of family members
Caring for an Aging America with Dr. Gregg Warshaw
Dr. Warshaw talks about geriatric care in the United States
Family Caregiving & Living in the Land of the Limbo with Carol Levine
Carol Levine is the Director of the Families and Healthcare Projects at the United Hospital Fund
Ending the Plague of Loneliness with Dr. Bill Thomas
Dr. Thomas is a co-founder of the Eden Alternative, an organization dedicated to creating quality of life for Elders and their care partners

Public Health Emergencies with Dr. Jeffrey Engel

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Lynn Eades

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH, Adam and Cristy talk with Dr. Jeffrey Engel about public health emergencies.

Dr. Engel is the State Health Director leading the Division of Public Health in the NC Department of Health and Human Services. He leads an agency of approximately 2000 people that provides state-level administration and expertise in women’s and children’s health, epidemiology and preparedness, chronic disease and injury prevention, oral health, health disparities, and vital records. Dr. Engel received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore followed by residency and fellowship training at the University of Minnesota.

Listen to the show!

Download the episode from the Carolina Digital Repository

Research That Matters (min 0-9:45)
- Coffee, tea and brain cancer
- Glucosamine Condroitin and arthritis pain
- Weekend Warriors with Dr. Ronnie Laney on back pain
  - Back Pain
Conversations with Dr. Jeffrey Engel (min 9:45-30:31)
- Public Health Emergencies
House Calls (min 30:31-40:00)
- Should my elderly mother see a doctor who specializes in geriatrics?
  - Geriatrics
- Regional Pain Syndrome
  - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Hand tremors
  - Essential Tremor
- Teen Weight and Health
  - Teen Health

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